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Parametric instability of the helical dynamo
We study the dynamo threshold of a helical flow made of a mean (stationary)
plus a fluctuating part. Two flow geometries are studied, either (i) solid body
or (ii) smooth. Two well-known resonant dynamo conditions, elaborated for
stationary helical flows in the limit of large magnetic Reynolds numbers, are
tested against lower magnetic Reynolds numbers and for fluctuating flows (zero
mean). For a flow made of a mean plus a fluctuating part the dynamo threshold
depends on the frequency and the strength of the fluctuation. The resonant
dynamo conditions applied on the fluctuating (resp. mean) part seems to be a
good diagnostic to predict the existence of a dynamo threshold when the
fluctuation level is high (resp. low).Comment: 37 pages, 8 figure
Spin-charge separation in Aharonov-Bohm rings of interacting electrons
We investigate the properties of strongly correlated electronic models on a
flux-threaded ring connected to semi-infinite free-electron leads. The
interference pattern of such an Aharonov-Bohm ring shows sharp dips at certain
flux values, determined by the filling, which are a consequence of spin-charge
separation in a nanoscopic system.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
On possible superconductivity in the doped ladder compound La_(1-x)Sr_xCuO_2.5
LaCuO_2.5 is a system of coupled, two-chain, cuprate ladders which may be
doped systematically by Sr substitution. Motivated by the recent synthesis of
single crystals, we investigate theoretically the possibility of
superconductivity in this compound. We use a model of spin fluctuation-mediated
superconductivity, where the pairing potential is strongly peaked at \pi in the
ladder direction. We solve the coupled gap equations on the bonding and
antibonding ladder bands to find superconducting solutions across the range of
doping, and discuss their relevance to the real material.Comment: RevTex, 4 pages, 7 figure
The Effects of Negative Legacies on the Adjustment of Parentally Bereaved Children and Adolescents
This is a report of a qualitative analysis of a sample of bereaved families in which one parent died and in which children scored in the clinical range on the Child Behavior Check List. The purpose of this analysis was to learn more about the lives of these children. They were considered to be at risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems associated with the death. We discovered that many of these “high risk” children had a continuing bond with the deceased that was primarily negative and troubling for them in contrast to a comparison group of children not at risk from the same study. Five types of legacies, not mutually exclusive, were identified: health related, role related, personal qualities, legacy of blame, and an emotional legacy. Coping behavior on the part of the surviving parent seemed to make a difference in whether or not a legacy was experienced as negative
The demon-haunted sentence: A skeptical analysis of reverse speech
Advocates of reverse speech propose that it is a direct path to the unconscious mind. However, there is no evidence of its existence, and accepting this pseudoscience could prove tragic
Detection of topological transitions by transport through molecules and nanodevices
We analyze the phase transitions of an interacting electronic system weakly
coupled to free-electron leads by considering its zero-bias conductance. This
is expressed in terms of two effective impurity models for the cases with and
without spin degeneracy. We demonstrate using the half-filled ionic Hubbard
ring that the weight of the first conductance peak as a function of external
flux or of the difference in gate voltages between even and odd sites allows
one to identify the topological charge transition between a correlated
insulator and a band insulator.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
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